Village of Harriman

Orange County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Harriman is a jurisdiction in Orange County, New York, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 845-782-6892
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: villageofharriman.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Building Inspector / Code Enforcement Officer (name uncertain — sources vary between "Steven B. Ware" and "Kathy Stegenga")
Village of Harriman Building Department
1 Church Street
Harriman, NY 10926

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Sources conflict on the current Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer's name: the official village Building Department page names 'Steven B. Ware (Brian)', while other search-indexed snippets of the same site list 'Kathy Stegenga' as Building Inspector/Code Enforcer — this may reflect a staffing change not fully reflected across cached pages. Treat the name as unconfirmed/hedged; verify directly with the village before use. A department email is listed on the official page but was redacted/not captured by automated retrieval.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Harriman's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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